Almost every mom out there has strong opinions on vaccinations, whether it's for or against. But you'll never guess what has the strongest influence on our opinions. A new study says social networks affect parents' decisions to vaccinate more than anything else. In other words, Facebook made you vaccinate -- or decide not to vaccinate!

More interesting, it looks like vaccination "naysayers" (people who chose to delay or opt out of vaccinations) are more likely to be influenced by social media than parents who stay on schedule. They're also more likely to have collections of books, articles, and websites where they turn for vaccination information.

Have you heard about the kindergartner who is being banned from her class because she can't get a chicken pox vaccine? Yep, 5-year-old FrankieElizabeth Staiti was kicked out of her Staten Island elementary school because she hasn't been been vaccinated against it -- and the department of education refuses to allow her to return until she has.

But let me repeat -- FrankieElizabeth can't get the chicken pox vaccine, because there's a chance that doing so could be detrimental to the health of her newborn baby sister.

You see, the doctor is actually refusing to vaccinate FrankieElizabeth, because the baby could have a possibly fatal allergic reaction if she comes into contact with her sister after she's had the vaccine.

Dear Gian Paolo Vanoli,

Wow! What an incredible culmination of a life spent studying science: your amazing, groundbreaking revelation that homosexuality is, in fact, a “disease” caused by vaccinations. Who knew?! Now all we have to do to “save” our children from a fate worse than death is not vaccinate them!

And how big of you not to “blame” people for their gayness, just as you don’t blame someone who "suffers from cancer or a heart attack." What brilliant, inspiring logic!

In other words...

We worry about our kids getting vaccines. Some of us believe they could cause autism. Some of us just aren't sure and so the fear of our kids getting whatever the vax is for outweighs the fear of autism. Because there is no known cause or cure, there are just far too many questions, concerns, and theories. And if you trust studies, there is a new one out telling us that there is no connection between the number of vaccines our children get and the risk of autism. This includes the number of vaccines given at one visit, as well as the total number within the first two years of life. 

But the researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention also found that even though most kids get more vaccinations today than in years past, those vaccines don't have as many substances in them to "provoke an immune response."

It's still a little confusing for the skeptics.

Drop the word vaccine in a room full of moms, and you might want to dive for cover. But ladies, I'm going to do it anyway. There's talk of a new "supervaccine" being designed for babies ... and it could be the answer to every new mom's prayers.

It's not a vaccine with a cape (come on, you know you thought it too), but the supervaccine docs at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital are trying to get off the ground could make them superheroes anyway. Imagine spending the first two months of your baby's life NOT terrified of germs. It almost sounds too good to be true!

Settled on a vaccine schedule for your baby yet? Hold that thought. The American Academy of Pediatrics has come out with a new schedule that's supposed to be easier for us parents to read and follow. 

The number of parents choosing to vaccinate on their own schedule has been increasing in recent years. As much as half the babies in a recent study were on a delayed schedule! It's awfully temping to come up with your own plan. But who are you going to listen to? Other moms or the AAP?

Here are the highlights of the new schedule to help you decide: 

Are you delaying vaccinations for your baby? If so, you're part of a growing trend. Vaccination delay (not following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended schedule), or under-vaccination, is something parents are doing more and more lately. It seems like we want more say in our kids' vaccination schedules, and we want those schedules to slow the hell down.

A recent study took a look at the under-vaccination trend and confirmed that it's building momentum. Nearly half of the 300,000 children in the study were under-vaccinated by at least one day by the time they reached their second birthday. What's especially interesting is that the study looked at children who were under-vaccinated because the parents chose that, and children who were under-vaccinated for any reason.

The flu this year is brutal. Across the country, mayors are declaring states of emergency and doctors are urging their patients to get vaccinated. Quickly.

More than 2,000 people have died of flu-related complications this year and some are saying the outbreak could be far from over.

Doctors are saying it's the type of virus this year that is predominantly circulating -- influenza A (H3N2) -- which accounts for about 76 percent of the viruses reported, causes higher numbers of hospitalizations and deaths than other strains, and that influenza vaccination offers the best protection against influenza. So why are so few people getting vaccinated?